diff --git a/src/components/FeedInterstitials.tsx b/src/components/FeedInterstitials.tsx
index 1399639b08..add8ffecd4 100644
--- a/src/components/FeedInterstitials.tsx
+++ b/src/components/FeedInterstitials.tsx
@@ -288,6 +288,8 @@ export function ProfileGrid({
             logContext,
             recId,
             position: index,
+            suggestedDid: profile.did,
+            category: null,
           },
           {statsig: true},
         )
@@ -368,6 +370,8 @@ export function ProfileGrid({
                   : 'InterstitialProfile',
                 recId,
                 position: index,
+                suggestedDid: profile.did,
+                category: null,
               })
             }}
             style={[
@@ -428,6 +432,8 @@ export function ProfileGrid({
                         location: 'Card',
                         recId,
                         position: index,
+                        suggestedDid: profile.did,
+                        category: null,
                       })
                     }}
                   />
diff --git a/src/components/ProgressGuide/FollowDialog.tsx b/src/components/ProgressGuide/FollowDialog.tsx
index 1a8eb59165..74248a6f13 100644
--- a/src/components/ProgressGuide/FollowDialog.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ProgressGuide/FollowDialog.tsx
@@ -236,6 +236,8 @@ function DialogInner({guide}: {guide: Follow10ProgressGuide}) {
   const seenProfilesRef = useRef<Set<string>>(new Set())
   const itemsRef = useRef(items)
   itemsRef.current = items
+  const selectedInterestRef = useRef(selectedInterest)
+  selectedInterestRef.current = selectedInterest
 
   const onViewableItemsChanged = useRef(
     ({viewableItems}: {viewableItems: ViewToken[]}) => {
@@ -253,6 +255,8 @@ function DialogInner({guide}: {guide: Follow10ProgressGuide}) {
                 logContext: 'ProgressGuide',
                 recId: undefined,
                 position: position !== -1 ? position : 0,
+                suggestedDid: item.profile.did,
+                category: selectedInterestRef.current,
               },
               {statsig: true},
             )
diff --git a/src/logger/metrics.ts b/src/logger/metrics.ts
index 4ad718382f..6acf177ac4 100644
--- a/src/logger/metrics.ts
+++ b/src/logger/metrics.ts
@@ -311,6 +311,8 @@ export type MetricEvents = {
     location: 'Card' | 'Profile'
     recId?: number
     position: number
+    suggestedDid: string
+    category: string | null
   }
   'suggestedUser:press': {
     logContext:
@@ -320,6 +322,8 @@ export type MetricEvents = {
       | 'Onboarding'
     recId?: number
     position: number
+    suggestedDid: string
+    category: string | null
   }
   'suggestedUser:seen': {
     logContext:
@@ -331,6 +335,8 @@ export type MetricEvents = {
       | 'ProgressGuide'
     recId?: number
     position: number
+    suggestedDid: string
+    category: string | null
   }
   'suggestedUser:seeMore': {
     logContext:
diff --git a/src/screens/Onboarding/StepSuggestedAccounts/index.tsx b/src/screens/Onboarding/StepSuggestedAccounts/index.tsx
index fd7ca29a3f..5c10f8fc2b 100644
--- a/src/screens/Onboarding/StepSuggestedAccounts/index.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Onboarding/StepSuggestedAccounts/index.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
-import {useContext, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState} from 'react'
+import {
+  useCallback,
+  useContext,
+  useEffect,
+  useMemo,
+  useRef,
+  useState,
+} from 'react'
 import {View} from 'react-native'
 import {type ModerationOpts} from '@atproto/api'
 import {msg, Trans} from '@lingui/macro'
@@ -123,26 +130,27 @@ export function StepSuggestedAccounts() {
 
   const canFollowAll = followableDids.length > 0 && !isFollowingAll
 
-  // Track seen profiles
+  // Track seen profiles - shared ref across all cards
   const seenProfilesRef = useRef<Set<string>>(new Set())
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (isLoading || !moderationOpts || !suggestedUsers?.actors.length) return
-
-    suggestedUsers.actors.forEach((profile, index) => {
-      if (!seenProfilesRef.current.has(profile.did)) {
-        seenProfilesRef.current.add(profile.did)
+  const onProfileSeen = useCallback(
+    (did: string, position: number) => {
+      if (!seenProfilesRef.current.has(did)) {
+        seenProfilesRef.current.add(did)
         logger.metric(
           'suggestedUser:seen',
           {
             logContext: 'Onboarding',
             recId: undefined,
-            position: index,
+            position,
+            suggestedDid: did,
+            category: selectedInterest,
           },
           {statsig: true},
         )
       }
-    })
-  }, [isLoading, moderationOpts, suggestedUsers])
+    },
+    [selectedInterest],
+  )
 
   return (
     <View style={[a.align_start]} testID="onboardingInterests">
@@ -214,6 +222,8 @@ export function StepSuggestedAccounts() {
                 profile={user}
                 moderationOpts={moderationOpts}
                 position={index}
+                category={selectedInterest}
+                onSeen={onProfileSeen}
               />
             ))}
           </View>
@@ -324,14 +334,52 @@ function SuggestedProfileCard({
   profile,
   moderationOpts,
   position,
+  category,
+  onSeen,
 }: {
   profile: bsky.profile.AnyProfileView
   moderationOpts: ModerationOpts
   position: number
+  category: string | null
+  onSeen: (did: string, position: number) => void
 }) {
   const t = useTheme()
+  const cardRef = useRef<View>(null)
+  const hasTrackedRef = useRef(false)
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const node = cardRef.current
+    if (!node || hasTrackedRef.current) return
+
+    if (isWeb && typeof IntersectionObserver !== 'undefined') {
+      const observer = new IntersectionObserver(
+        entries => {
+          if (entries[0]?.isIntersecting && !hasTrackedRef.current) {
+            hasTrackedRef.current = true
+            onSeen(profile.did, position)
+            observer.disconnect()
+          }
+        },
+        {threshold: 0.5},
+      )
+      // @ts-ignore - web only
+      observer.observe(node)
+      return () => observer.disconnect()
+    } else {
+      // Native: use a short delay to account for initial layout
+      const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
+        if (!hasTrackedRef.current) {
+          hasTrackedRef.current = true
+          onSeen(profile.did, position)
+        }
+      }, 500)
+      return () => clearTimeout(timeout)
+    }
+  }, [onSeen, profile.did, position])
+
   return (
     <View
+      ref={cardRef}
       style={[
         a.flex_1,
         a.w_full,
@@ -364,6 +412,8 @@ function SuggestedProfileCard({
                   location: 'Card',
                   recId: undefined,
                   position,
+                  suggestedDid: profile.did,
+                  category,
                 },
                 {statsig: true},
               )
diff --git a/src/screens/Search/Explore.tsx b/src/screens/Search/Explore.tsx
index 72a8d38243..b3e26dcfd3 100644
--- a/src/screens/Search/Explore.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Search/Explore.tsx
@@ -1050,6 +1050,8 @@ export function Explore({
               logContext: 'Explore',
               recId: item.recId,
               position: position !== -1 ? position - 1 : 0, // -1 to account for header
+              suggestedDid: item.profile.did,
+              category: null,
             },
             {statsig: true},
           )
diff --git a/src/screens/Search/modules/ExploreSuggestedAccounts.tsx b/src/screens/Search/modules/ExploreSuggestedAccounts.tsx
index ea91b1c355..1c3a2a0c42 100644
--- a/src/screens/Search/modules/ExploreSuggestedAccounts.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Search/modules/ExploreSuggestedAccounts.tsx
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ let SuggestedProfileCard = ({
             logContext: 'Explore',
             recId,
             position,
+            suggestedDid: profile.did,
+            category: null,
           },
           {statsig: true},
         )
@@ -162,6 +164,8 @@ let SuggestedProfileCard = ({
                         location: 'Card',
                         recId,
                         position,
+                        suggestedDid: profile.did,
+                        category: null,
                       },
                       {statsig: true},
                     )